The success I have had in my life is strictly do to my work ethic. In school, I push myself to my full potential by being involved in a multitude of extracurricular activities and maintaining a high quality gpa. This lead me to be in the top 6 percent of my class while maintaining a 4.0 grade average through all four years of high school. I continued to develop my work ethic through my first semester here at Iowa State, which placed me onto the Dean’s List. Outside of school I have demonstrated
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Failure is not an idea unknown or independent to anyone. It encompasses all of us, and it becomes an experience for everyone. My experience wasn’t seen as a major downfall to most, in fact, it was trivial to people unfamiliar with my situation. It was my last season of gymnastics, and I was crushed to learn that I was not being moved up to compete at the next level with the rest of my teammates. While it was in no way a monumental failure that would drastically change my life, it was quite devastating
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A woman named Alexandra Elle once said “I am thankful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled upon my strength.” Accepting defeat is perhaps one of the most difficult challenges to go through. The mortification is tough to overcome after experiencing failure. Failure comes in many different forms and people have different ways of handling it. For myself, my failure came recently after I was not reelected for senior class president. After I found out I was no longer a part of
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Failure is inevitable. However, it can lead to success if you have the strength and determination to overcome failure and adversity. If Henry Ford had given up after his first two failures, the ford motor company may not exist today. Personally, my failure is less extreme compared to Ford’s. However, it’s a failure i’ve faced most of my school life. This past year is when my weakness in math took its biggest hit. Throughout my high school career I always made good grades in math, but it took a lot
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The Marshmallow Test Self-control is the main determinant of person's success that comes from the very childhood. It is the gift that people either possess or not, but those who managed to realize its importance can also develop this quality in themselves. However, Walter Mischel argues, those who possess it from birth have better chances to succeed in all the spheres of their lives. They are just more likely to appoint correct goals and be more persistent and patient to achieve them. However, many
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When we think of those with high IQ scores, we often equate them to being successful humans. In other words, the higher the IQ, the more successful the person. Malcolm Gladwell and I disagree. Gladwell believes that “the relationship between success and IQ works only up to a point. Once someone has reached an IQ of somewhere around 120, having additional IQ points doesn’t seem to translate into any measurable real-world advantage.” Gladwell supports this claim by referencing the studies of Terman
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There is more to life than success. Many people say achieving is when someone accomplishes a goal and it is but one must be able to achieve more in life when one is doing what they love and is passionate about. During the process of being victorious some people do and will go through tribulations. When one goes through those tribulations they can’t just give up. One must keep on going or like how Dory says from, “Finding Nemo” the movie, “Just keep swimming.” this quote is stating one should keep
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March 2017 The different views on success Merriam Webster describes success as an attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence. Everyone has a different idea of success and Mary Wollstonecraft and Benjamin Franklin are no exception. Mary Wollstonecraft views gender equality as success especially within education. Benjamin Franklin views success as a personal accomplishment coming from a strong work ethic. While Mary Wollstonecraft and Benjamin Franklin ideas of success are very different, both ultimately
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which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” By reading Outliers: The story of success, I agree with his statement. Malcolm Gladwell established multiple individuals who took important responsible risks and were given opportunities that lead to their success in life. Two individuals that stood out were Joe Flom and Louis Borgenicht. They came with nothing and worked their way to the top of success. Flom appears to be shaped from the experiences in his environment. Even though he had
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and “ 10,000 Hour Rule” , Gladwell's ideas can be considered fairly paradoxical even to this day. Like what Gladwell says, today's society still believes that a high IQ level or the status Geniuses is a sure way a person achieves fame, wealth and success. To dis-spell this general view, he compares each Christopher Langan and Robert Oppenheimer's lives from birth to adulthood and how each of them differentiate from their family background, how they were raised, what they expect of the society and
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